Leveling the Global Aviation Playing Field

Leveling the Global Aviation Playing Field

The largest three U.S. airlines and four labor unions have teamed

together to create the Partnership for Fair and Open Skies in the U.S.

They are lobbying to change the unfair advantages that Persian Gulf

states are enjoying. They are direct competition to the domestic

airline scene with their heavy expansion. The domestic scene is being

very proactive in their manner of handling the situation. With the

help of the E.U., new negotiations are under way to address this

issue. Without a change, we could be seeing even less domestic

carriers in our own country, which would be terrible.

Another issue facing our domestic airlines ability to compete in the

global market is the quality of planes. It is imperative to update our

protocols and methods of flying because there is ever-new research to

help make these safer. There is also a need to have newer planes

because newer planes mean more efficient planes. Susan L. Kurland,

assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs at the

department of transportation, promoted a new system to accomplish

these things. She said "FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation

System — or NextGen — is helping us enhance safety and efficiency by

transforming our aviation infrastructure. NextGen technologies and

procedures guide aircraft on more direct routes, improve

communications, save fuel and decrease delays," said Kurland. "NextGen

is not only good for the environment, but it also reduces costs to

airlines and is good for business, jobs and the manufacturing base."

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Mouawad, J. (2015, March 17). Gulf Carriers Strike Back at U.S. Campaign to Re-examine Open-Skies Agreements. Retrieved March 16, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/business/international/gulf-carriers-strike-back-at-us-campaign-to-re-examine-open-skies-agreements.html?_r=0

Transportation & infrastructure Committee. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2015, from http://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=387138

Transportation & infrastructure Committee. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2015, from http://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=387138